If there are two trends that rocked the world of makeup lately, they’re the brown & wine lips. Although spring season usually brings back flashy and vibrant lip colours, this year, these two trends have come under the spotlight and brands have pushed themselves to innovate and created some pretty unique and lovely colours.

I’ve branched out and deciced to go for NYX Cosmetics Soft Matte Lip Cream which I wanted to try for a while. I’ve heard the brand is launching this summer in Belgium but being impatient as always, I took advantage of a London trip, a few months ago, to purchase some of their products that are now sold in Selfridges.

The two colours that caught my eye are Copenhagen and Abu Dhabi. Copenhagen is a rich bold red wine colour where as Abu Dhabi is a light browny nude. In my opinion, both colours are easy to wear, and can be paired with a lot of different styles of eye makeup, whether you chose to wear them during the day or for a night out.

It is well known that liquid lipsticks can be drying on the lips and these don’t really make an exception to the rule. With that said, they are still quite comfortable to wear and lasted for a really long time on the lips, even while eating and drinking, although a small retouch might sometimes be necessary. The doe-foot applicator is easy to handle and allows you to create a sharp lip, even when you need to get out of the door in a minute. For someone like me, always in a rush in the morning, that’s a win! The formula is creamy and dries to a beautiful matte finish. One layer is enough to obtain an even opaque coverage, while avoiding the “dried -chapped-lips” effect. The lipsticks are sweet-vanilla sented; I don’t usually care for smells in lipsticks, but this one is just delicious and not overpowering at all. The small and sleek packaging makes this product a handbag essential. Retailing at £5,50, these lipsticks hold their promise of a long lasting comfortable wear; and at that price range, you can hardly ask for any better!

I can’t wait for NYX Cosmetics to officially launch in Belgium so I can purchase some of their new and brighter shades as well. The Soft Matte Lip Cream range now counts 34 shades in total. Have you tried any of them yet? Are you indulging in the wine & brown lip trends this spring?